Where does “body” come from?
body (Dutch) comes from English body, from Middle English body, from Old English bodiġ, from Proto-West Germanic bodag, from Proto-Turkic *boda-.
body (Dutch): A leotard; Body, substance
Definitions
- A leotard; Body, substance
Ancestry of “body”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | body | Physical frame; Main section; Coherent group |
| 2 | Middle English | body | — |
| 3 | Old English | bodiġ | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bodag | body, trunk, corpse |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *boda- | — |